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[Exilyth]

... and succeded horribly.


Cicada 2A
Standard Engine 100
LT: 2x ER PPC, 3SHS
RT: 2x ER PPC, 3SHS


As long as people ignore you, you can poke them from far away. It shuts down on every alpha. Forget about chain firing, ER PPC cycle faster than the heat dissipates. Oh, did I mention there's barely armor on this thing?

On caustic, I only managed 5 or 6 alphas before the game ends, though. Usually, either I die or we win/loose before I can fire more.

Haven't tried DHS yet, there's enough room, but it's probably not worth it.

[Mister French]

Sounds like it did not work, however i love your adventurous build. Half the fun of mechwarrior is building mechs.

[Exilyth]

Mister Frenchie, on 03 November 2012 - 07:58 AM, said:

Sounds like it did not work...

Erm... well... "it depends". Most people don't expect you to be able to hand out 40 dmg punches across half the map. Then again, you're a sitting duck most of the time, waiting for cooldown. It certainly isn't competetive (a build with -2 ER PPC +more HS is better).

[ElCadaver]

The "Slightly Mobile Turret"

CDA-2A
Std 100 engine
4x AC/2
I think I had about 3-4 tons of ammo and no arm armor
Possibly a few heatsinks

Waddle (38kph) along behind your LRM boat and park next to them on a hill
Chainfire at anything which comes in direct sight, adding to your LRM boat damage. ( I'd ignore lights though, unless they are face on). I can only imagine all the plinking of the cockpit of the target, it's basically a very large machine gun turret, tower defense for MWO.

I got a few kills and lol'ed

Edited by ElCadaver, 06 November 2012 - 12:52 AM.

[Bagua]

ElCadaver, on 06 November 2012 - 12:50 AM, said:

The "Slightly Mobile Turret" ... it's basically a very large machine gun turret, tower defense for MWO.

I got a few kills and lol'ed

LOOOOOOOOOOL

[Rooikat]

ElCadaver, on 06 November 2012 - 12:50 AM, said:

The "Slightly Mobile Turret" -- it's basically a very large machine gun turret, tower defense for MWO.

[Cthulhufish]

Replace the ER PPCs with ER large lasers. You will do only four less damage, but you will be able to carry 8 more tons worth of heat sinks, and it is much easier to hit things with lasers than PPCs.

[Adridos]

ElCadaver, on 06 November 2012 - 12:50 AM, said:

The "Slightly Mobile Turret"

I once encountered a Cicada like that. Once I saw him, his lifeespan was as shorter than you could say lol, but man was that quad AC/2 sound horrifying, like standing next to a firing WW2 AA battery.

[Decoherent]

Not a Cicada, but I've seen two separate Commandos with LRM10s O.o

[Exilyth]

Cthulhufish, on 06 November 2012 - 06:29 AM, said:

Replace the ER PPCs with ER large lasers. You will do only four less damage, but you will be able to carry 8 more tons worth of heat sinks, and it is much easier to hit things with lasers than PPCs.

Been there, done that. 4 ERLL is pretty heat intensive still, 3 ERLL is much more manageable.

[Cthulhufish]

I actually prefer to run a Cicada with 3LL or 2LL 1ERLL, but those are reasonable builds.

[Brock Rockhard]

OP, I love it!

How about drop from 4 ERPPCs to 2 PPCs and up the speed? I know it's not as "Fun" as your original =D, but it's more practical, yes?

[MagicHamsta]

*Cicada sees Awesome.*
Cicada: "I want to be that guy!" o:<
*Cue Adventure*